Easy To Kill – Dan Ames

Blackwater Cove’s library was housed in a building probably built in the 1950s. Plain on the outside and rather small and cramped on the inside. It was the classic layout: Fiction and nonfiction to the right; reference, foreign language, magazines and newspapers to the left. The librarian was a young woman with red hair and puffy cheeks. I didn’t know if she’d been crying or was chewing a plug of tobacco.

“Do you have newspaper archives online?” I asked. I’d already searched the Internet on my laptop at the hotel for news of any missing girls, but had come up empty. Then again, none of the local papers seemed to have websites or places to look at previous issues. “Sure,” she said, surprised that someone asked for help and perhaps also that she was able to help. “Right over here,” she said. Her name was Terry and she showed me how to work newspaper archives using a fairly simple search tool.

I wasted at least two hours going through every paper within two hundred miles and found nothing conclusive. It was also common knowledge that if a young person went missing, with no signs of foul play, cops often considered them runaways and with limited resources, gave up the search. None of that would make the papers. Frustrated, I closed down the newspaper archive, thanked Terry and stepped outside and dialed the phone number for an old colleague. “O’Donnell as I live and breathe.” Edgar Chavez’s voice was unmistakable. “Chavez, are you out on the beach wearing a thong bikini?”

“How did you know? Want me to send a photo?” “No, please God, no.” “What’s up then?” “I’m working a case in South Carolina,” I said. “Some locals girls may have either been assaulted and/or gone missing, maybe over the past year or so. I can’t find a trace of anything on the news websites and the local cops aren’t telling me anything. In fact, they hauled me in last night and showed me the photo of a girl and tried to imply I was involved in some kind of crime associated with her.”

“Who is she?”

“Dan Ames writes fast-paced, gripping tales that capture you from Page One and hold you enthralled till the last word. He brings a strong, clear voice to whichever genre he chooses. This guy is one hell of a storyteller. Watch for him.” -Amazon Review Dan Ames’ writing reminds me of the great thriller writers — lean, mean, no nonsense prose that gets straight to the point and keeps you turning those pages.”

–Robert Gregory Browne These Jack Reacher stories are packed with action and unforgettable twists and turns. Great reads! -B & N Review “Cuts like a knife.” -Savannah Morning News “Grabs you early on and doesn’t let go.” -Tom Schreck “From its opening lines, Daniel S. Ames and his private eye novel DEAD WOOD recall early James Ellroy: a fresh attitude and voice and the heady rush of boundless yearning and ambition. Ames delivers a vivid evocation of time and place in a way that few debut authors achieve, nailing the essence of his chosen corner of high-tone Michigan.

He also deftly dodges the pitfalls that make so much contemporary private detective fiction a mixed bag and nostalgia-freighted misfire. Ames’ detective has family; he’s steady. He’s not another burned-out, booze- hound hanging on teeth and toenails to the world and smugly wallowing in his own ennui. This is the first new private eye novel in a long time that just swept me along for the ride. Ames is definitely one to watch.”

— Craig McDonald, Edgar-nominated author “Dan Ames pulls off a very difficult thing: he re-imagines what a hardboiled mystery can be, and does it with style, thrills and humor. This is the kind of book mystery readers are clamoring for, a fast-paced story with great heart and not a cliché to be found.” — Jon A. Jackson, author of Badger Games “Dan Ames is a sensation among readers who love fast-paced thrillers.” – Mystery Tribune “A smart detective story stuffed with sharp prose and great action.”

–Indie Reader OceanofPDF.com “Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven.” -Henry Ward Beecher “When I see a pretty girl walking down the street, I think two things. One part of me wants to take her out, talk to her, be real nice and sweet and treat her right. The other part wonders what her head would look like on a stick.” -Ed Gein OceanofPDF.com PART ONE OceanofPDF.com CHAPTER ONE THEY ARE EASY TO KILL.

So, so easy. Even the ones who act so tough with their pretty little noses held high, their tight t-shirts and form-fitting yoga pants advertising to the world look at me, look at me! And then, they act offended. What are you looking at? I’m looking at you, darling. Not because I appreciate what I’m seeing, it’s more a matter of sizing you up and registering the impact your visual creates inside of me.

This is a short excerpt from the opening of “” by Unknown, quoted for review and introduction purposes. All rights belong to the copyright holders.

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